After the Toronto Marlies clinched a playoff berth with a victory on Friday night, Sheldon Keefe chose to rest a plethora of regulars with his team playing its third game in three different cities in the span of three days.
Pierre Engvall, Dmytro Timashov, Michael Carcone, Mason Marchment, Adam Brooks, Josh Jooris, Andreas Borgman, Timothy Liljegren, Rasmus Sandin and Kasimir Kaskisuo were all given the night off, while Trey Bradley, Erik Brown and defenseman Alex Basso made their AHL debuts.
First Period
Recent callup Eamon McAdam, handed the start in net, made a sharp reaction save to deny Eric Tangradi following a Marlies turnover, kicking off a busy night for the Marlies goaltender.